[MR] BBC: More on Stocks and Other Nasty Things
Garth Groff via Atlantia
atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Mon Jul 4 02:04:23 PDT 2016
Noble Friends,
A week or so ago I called your attention to the English town of Thame
and its restoration of the municipal stocks as a tourist draw. Today the
BBC has followed this story with an examination of other grim means of
punishment, most dating to the middle ages. This article discusses and
displays photos of ducking stools, whipping posts gallows and other
scary remnants of civic revenge in England. I can hardly recommend you
"enjoy" the story, but it does explore a fascinating aspect of history:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36641921 .
Yours Aye,
Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot
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